Category Archives: Read This When

steeped by samia no.40 | 07.10.25 Oh, to be 27 and reflect on the complexities of time—while acknowledging that you’re only scraping the surface of it all. When I was younger, we had two circle clocks on the walls with birds in place of numbers. If analog clocks were hard for you to decipher asContinue reading “Read this when you feel like: Time isn’t on your side”

STEEPED BY SAMIA #36 | 01.12.25 Is my word of the year “Adventure” or is it actually “Freedom”? December 30th, 2024 — The day before New Year’s Eve, I went on a long neighborhood walk in hopes of connecting some dots to write this post. My walk took me through the park next to myContinue reading “Read this when you feel like: Adventure is out of your reach”

STEEPED BY SAMIA #26 | 01.04.24 Will 2024 be my year of ‘Yes’?! Who knows, but that’d be cool. I’m sitting here at my desk, sipping ginger chai. The cats are sleeping cuddled against each other on my bed. I’m thinking about my New Year’s journaling practices throughout the years: some elaborate and promising andContinue reading “Read this when you feel like: Life is happening around you, but not to you”

STEEPED BY SAMIA #11 | 11.28.22 I’m in my flop era — but I mean that in the kindest way to myself. This time last year, you would have found me on my bed, under two blankets, and binge-watching TWICE videos on YouTube. The performances, the music videos, the interviews, their reality TV show TimeContinue reading “Read this when you feel like: You’re back at Square One”

STEEPED BY SAMIA #6 | 09.30.22 Sometimes, things feel up in the air and a little off in every part of your life. My goal was to put out two blog posts this month. The Reality: my Notes app is littered with sparse attempts at interesting ideas (you’ll see them someday, I promise!). So, I decidedContinue reading “Read this when you feel like: You’re not “doing enough””